Regiane SantosMycotoxins researcher, Schothorst Feed Research
Fungi Fusarium which produce mycotoxins in cereal crops that affect humans and animals, 3D illustration showing conidia and hyphae; Shutterstock ID 494829412; PO: Pig Progress
Animal feed contamination with mycotoxins remains an important issue. Every new survey performed worldwide finds more mycotoxins in the analyses, including those commonly neglected, also called emerging mycotoxins. The list of mycotoxins increases not only as a result of advanced detection methods, but contamination patterns are also affected by climate change. For example, temperature and water activity in the plant are the main ecological factors determining mycotoxin production. Mycotoxin K
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